The Today Show or just Today, has been part of the TV landscape since 1952—so pretty much since the beginning of commercial television as we know it. A pioneer in non-prime-time television, Today has always been part hard news, part talk show, part cooking show, and part fluff. In nearly 70 years, the show's format has stayed much the same. The only thing that changes is the cast of broadcast journalists, who seem to all share the same headline reporting and headline-making skills. Here are some of the most controversial things to ever go down on the original morning show.